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BFD Rock Rock Climbing

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	NBD T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Smell, The S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	WTF T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
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Elevation:	6,300 ft
GPS:	42.0422, -113.7178 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Brian in SLC on Nov 14, 2011
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Access Issue: (1) Weather Wall, Yellow Wall, & all the crags north of Twin Sisters are CLOSED. (2) No trash cans. (3) Highlining temporary ban in place for CIRO and CRSP Details

(1) The area, crags, and routes just north of the Twin Sisters are on private land and the landowner recently posted no trespassing notices at the gated road/trail to the area. Any access of these areas and routes is trespassing. The area was closed by the landowner due to trespassing, illegal camping, fires & trash, and disregard of owner's privacy.
Please be respectful of the land owner's wishes and do not climb or hike here until further notice. This includes White Lightning, Skinner Roof, Weather Wall, Yellow Wall, Larry's Annihilation, Needle Rock, Mississippi Fred's, and Secret Tom's. Park officials and CRAG are working to regain access to this valuable climbing resource. Be patient and check back for updates.
(2) No trash cans anywhere in City of Rocks: urlzs.com/c4eZH
(3) HIGHLINING IS PROHIBITED
By the authority of the park manager, Highlining at City of Rocks National Reserve and Castle Rocks State Park is temporarily prohibited as of August 28, 2019.

The park(s) is reviewing highlining activities. Here are Google Drive links to the closure and the updated Code of Regulations for CIRO. drive.google.com/open?id=1y… and drive.google.com/open?id=1Y…

Description

BFD Rock is a short crag on the west side of and right on the road that cuts through the Twin Sisters area.

A number of short, half pitch routes can be found here.

Grade ranges from scrambles to the imposing route, The Smell, a steep, improbable line on the formations NW aspect. The Smell apparently named for an unpleasant outhouse at the base which is now gone.

Take care not to disturb the residents of the very nearby campsites.

Getting There

The rock formation closest to campsites #3 and 4 at the Twin Sisters is BFD Rock.

Rock closest to the road on the west side of the apex of the road that cuts through the Twin Sisters area.

Across the road from the Indian Chief rock formation (where the large group site is on the Indian Chief's east side).